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How to Become a Supervisory Appraiser

McKissock

property inspections), or prepare for retirement. For example, you might want to hire a tech-savvy trainee who can help you modernize your process, or a trainee with marketing experience who can help bring in more clients. As an experienced appraiser, there are many reasons you may decide to take on a trainee.

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

To me, the big issue is who is doing the inspections. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. The guy I followed around on appraisal inspections didn’t really take the time to explain what he was doing.

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Does Your Property Need to Be Jacked Up?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Occasionally, when performing appraisal inspections/observations, I see homes that suffer from serious settlement issues. However, correcting the tilting was something that would help the marketability of the home. This helped me to see that there was not a large negative impact on value or marketability.

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Topics include: Real estate license law, agency, contracts, real property, ownership, taxes, water law, land development and zoning, deeds and title transfer, escrow and settlement, fair housing, leases & more AZ Contract Writing Course: 6 hrs of required instruction.

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What Appraisal CE Courses Are Trending this Month? (February 2021)

McKissock

Residential Property Inspection for Appraisers. This course is a primer on how to inspect a residential property, and it is designed to be meaningful and relevant for experienced appraisers and novice appraisers alike. ” – Charles F. “Great course. ” – Christopher L. ” – Cheryl F.

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Estate Appraisals in Massachusetts: Everything You Need to Know

Boston Appraisal

And because real estate properties are usually the most significant financial asset of the deceased, establishing their fair market value is a priority. If the estate is going through probate, an accurate inventory of the decedent’s possessions—including any real estate properties—is required.